FMUP | 1 PhD Researcher equivalent to Assistant Researcher | Project MEDISPEECH

Organisation/Company Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto Department HR - Human Resources Research Field Medical sciences » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Application Deadline 2 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/Lisbon) Country Portugal Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description NOTICE OF OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF ONE PHD RESEARCHER EQUIVALENT TO ASSISTANT RESEARCHER WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT "MEDISPEECH" (REF. COMPETE2030-FEDER- ), UNDER A FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF UNCERTAIN DURATION UNDER PRIVATE LAW, BEING CARRIED OUT AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PORTO (FMUP) – INVTERM-FMUP-26-12 By order of the Deputy Director of FMUP, Professor Filipa Abreu Gomes de Carvalho, dated 9 October 2026, issued in the exercise of the powers delegated under sub-paragraph (iii) of point 1.1 of Order no. 9857/2026, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 2nd Series, no. 150, of 5 August 2026, public notice is hereby given that this international competitive selection procedure is open for a period of 10 (ten) working days, counting from the working day following the publication of this notice in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 2nd Series, no. 129, of 7 July 2026 (hereinafter the "Regulation"), with a view to the recruitment of one

PhD Researcher equivalent to Assistant Researcher

under an individual fixed-term employment contract of uncertain duration, to carry out research activities in the scientific area of Digital Health of FMUP and related areas, within the scope of the project

MEDISPEECH – Improved efficiency in automated medical reporting to enhance doctor and patient experience (Ref. COMPETE2030-FEDER- ) , co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Innovation and Digital Transition Programme (COMPETE 2030), under Portugal 2030, being carried out at FMUP.

1. Scientific area Digital Health and related areas.

The competition and the resulting recruitment are governed by the provisions of the following main legislation:

Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of 29 August, approving the regime for the recruitment of PhD holders aimed at stimulating scientific and technological employment, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 1st Series, no. 165/2016, as currently in force, hereinafter the RJEC;

Regulation on Research, Science and Technology Staff of the University of Porto under Private Law, Regulation no. 849/2026, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 2nd Series, no. 129, of 7 July 2026, as currently in force, hereinafter the Regulation;

Decree-Law no. 63/2019, of 16 May, approving the Legal Framework for Institutions Engaged in Scientific Research and Development, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 1st Series, no. 94, of 16 May 2019;

Regulatory Decree no. 11-A/2017, of 29 December, defining the remuneration levels provided for in the regime for the recruitment of PhD holders approved by Decree-Law no. 57/2016, of 29 August;

Disciplinary and scientific areas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, republished by Order no. 7793/2022, of 1 June, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 2nd Series, no. 121, of 24 June 2022, as rectified by Rectification Statement no. 450/2023, published in the Official Gazette (Diário da Republica), 2nd Series, no. 117, of 19 June 2023;

Law no. 73-A/2025, of 30 December, approving the State Budget for 2026;

and by the following subsidiary legislation:

Labour Code, approved by Law no. 7/2009, of 12 February, as amended, hereinafter the CT;

Code of Administrative Procedure, approved by Decree-Law no. 4/2015, of 7 January, as amended, hereinafter the CPA;

Law no. 26/2019, of 28 March, establishing the regime of balanced representation between men and women in senior management staff and in the bodies of the Public Administration;

Order defining the regime of balanced representation in the appointment of the non-elected collegial bodies of FMUP, of 2 August 2023.

3. Admission requirements 3.1. General admission requirements The competition is open to national, foreign and stateless candidates holding a PhD degree in the scientific areas of Digital Health, Medical Informatics, Health Data Science, Artificial Intelligence applied to Health, Natural Language Processing, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Informatics Engineering, Medicine, Health Sciences, Clinical or Health Services Research, or related scientific areas, who demonstrate a profile suited to the activit